Think Atheist2015-08-02T21:00:30ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoachhttp://api.ning.com:80/files/eZ6lTpCd2zlxMAJrr7XDbMj0ddQBQEiknOAOk52QLsfJwgkrwJP0ejSBAqMO-gjSc8o9ypn9xrceYOO6nYN9-zYWoBBo2Nnk/647788207.jpeg?xgip=74%3A0%3A452%3A452%3B%3B&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.thinkatheist.com/group/georgiaatheistsagnostics/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0mypk0ienkmam&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNew laws and labelstag:www.thinkatheist.com,2015-03-13:1982180:Topic:15235292015-03-13T16:33:52.564ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
<p align="center"><b><i>A Kink in the Armor</i></b></p>
<p align="center"><b>by Derek Cantrell</b></p>
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<p><b>The President of the United States recently signed into law, a bill requiring military recruits to undergo psychiatric evaluation. The evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the DSM 5. The DSM is the original predecessor to the DSM 5, and was created by the United States Army, to define, classify and treat various psychological disorders. The…</b></p>
<p align="center"><b><i>A Kink in the Armor</i></b></p>
<p align="center"><b>by Derek Cantrell</b></p>
<p align="center"><b> </b></p>
<p><b>The President of the United States recently signed into law, a bill requiring military recruits to undergo psychiatric evaluation. The evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the DSM 5. The DSM is the original predecessor to the DSM 5, and was created by the United States Army, to define, classify and treat various psychological disorders. The current DSM 5 is not only recognized by the United States military, but also the American Psychiatric Association.</b></p>
<p><b>The DSM 5 defines religious belief as a <i>theme of delusional behavior.</i> While delusional behavior in itself, is not illegal; the idea of allowing those who suffer from delusional behavior to participate in military operations, actions, etc. is nonsensical. A brief assessment by a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist, would likely deem the vast majority of the current military, as <i>suffering from delusional behavior.</i></b></p>
<p><b>The popular religions in the United States are Christianity and Judaism, therefore when referring to <i>American religions,</i> I will be referring to these particular beliefs. While American religions may bring comfort to believers, they also promote the psychology of <i>unquestioning</i> loyalty, even amid obvious inhumanities. For example: God instructed Abraham to kill his own son, God committed infanticide in Egypt at one point in time, and God committed global genocide, omit Noah and a few others. Believers of American religions are taught and encouraged to emulate this genocidal deity, and to follow his leadership without question, lest they succumb to eternal punishment of being burned alive.</b></p>
<p><b>American religions also propagate ideas like <i>defending God given freedoms.</i> This indoctrination may seem like a noble gesture, but once the delusion is identified, the propaganda is found to promote nothing more than genocide.</b></p>
<p><b>Even if the military was forced to reject believers of American religions and deplete their numbers considerably, I think it would only be a temporary detour ant; but it <i>would</i> slow the military actions, and force them to find a solution. This could mean the sparing of numerous lives, or at worst, the delay of the useless killing of war.</b></p>
<p><b>If war was temporarily slowed, due to rejecting believers of American religions, it would also show the direct correlation between American religions and warfare. The United States, as a mass of citizens, are the most religious of the <i>western worlds,</i> and also the most war-driven.</b></p>
<p><b>War profiteers propagate American religious psychology, as it is a useful tool to control the masses of non-questioning followers, even in lieu of obvious inhumanities such as genocide. Therefore, rejecting American religions from the military would severely hinder the leaders’ control and propaganda that justifies committing genocide.</b></p>
<p><b>We can conclude that there is sufficient evidence to demand the disbanding of military personnel who suffer from belief in American religions. We as a nation, should also demand the disbanding of police officers and political leaders, who suffer from the same theme of delusion. If people want justification for their actions, they should look to scientific method and mathematics. If math seems a radical replacement for religion, consider how many nations have waged, and do wage wars on religious belief vs. how many nations have waged, and do wage wars on arguments over the sum of two plus two.</b></p>
<p><b>The DSM 5 has identified a severe problem in our society. This problem is likely the drive behind various inhumanities. Now that it’s identified, the next action is to find proper treatment. While this process may need time to progress, it is only logical to remove delusional personnel from positions in our society that are meant to protect and guide us.</b></p>
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<p>I have small children and one of them will start kindergarten this year and one will start preschool next year. I had a bit of trouble with taking our own food to the preschool my oldest went to last year, but they didn't really do any religious sort of stuff.<br></br><br></br>I am concerned that a prayer time will be in my daughter's kindergarten class. We don't have the money to pay for school and I don't know if family would help (they are all god-people) but I don't want my daughter being…</p>
<p>I have small children and one of them will start kindergarten this year and one will start preschool next year. I had a bit of trouble with taking our own food to the preschool my oldest went to last year, but they didn't really do any religious sort of stuff.<br/><br/>I am concerned that a prayer time will be in my daughter's kindergarten class. We don't have the money to pay for school and I don't know if family would help (they are all god-people) but I don't want my daughter being asked/made to help "pray" or whatever.<br/><br/>Pray? more like prey!</p> In God We Trust License Plates-Action Needed ASAPtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-27:1982180:Topic:7204022011-06-27T17:35:29.565ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
cast your vote against the phrase "In God We Trust" on Georgia Plates at <a href="https://etax.dor.ga.gov/TagContest.aspx" target="_blank">https://etax.dor.ga.gov/TagContest.aspx</a>
cast your vote against the phrase "In God We Trust" on Georgia Plates at <a href="https://etax.dor.ga.gov/TagContest.aspx" target="_blank">https://etax.dor.ga.gov/TagContest.aspx</a> Anyone there?tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-02-16:1982180:Topic:5282812011-02-16T02:40:08.561ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
Just curious to see if anyone is still out there...
Just curious to see if anyone is still out there... Macon City Council Meetingtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-10-08:1982180:Topic:3816572010-10-08T14:36:22.110ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
<div>Is it just me, or is there something wrong with starting a city council meeting with a prayer? I think this violates the separation of church and state and really don't see the point in it. It's offensive to me, for obvious reasons - and it seems like a big waste of time. Maybe this is why nothing productive gets done in this city.</div>
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<div><a href="http://cityofmacon.net/node/7152">http://cityofmacon.net/node/7152</a></div>
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<div>Is it just me, or is there something wrong with starting a city council meeting with a prayer? I think this violates the separation of church and state and really don't see the point in it. It's offensive to me, for obvious reasons - and it seems like a big waste of time. Maybe this is why nothing productive gets done in this city.</div>
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<div><a href="http://cityofmacon.net/node/7152">http://cityofmacon.net/node/7152</a></div>
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So, fellow middle-Georgians, who else thinks the controversy over the Warner Robins High School mascot (the Demons) is absolutely fucking stupid?<br />
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If anyone isn't aware of what's going on:<br />
<a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=84153">http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=84153</a><br />
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So stupid....
So, fellow middle-Georgians, who else thinks the controversy over the Warner Robins High School mascot (the Demons) is absolutely fucking stupid?<br />
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If anyone isn't aware of what's going on:<br />
<a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=84153">http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=84153</a><br />
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So stupid.... November 19thtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-10-23:1982180:Topic:1555842009-10-23T22:35:29.791ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
The more I think about it, the more I'm determined to get out there and combat the forces of insanity. Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron are sending out their minions, and I think it's a good idea to scoop up as many copies of those as possible. Plus, it would be interesting to compare them to a real copy of <u>Origin of Species</u> to see where any edits have been made.<br />
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I'm going to take that day off from work if at all humanly possible and go up to either Emory or Georgia Tech and see if I can…
The more I think about it, the more I'm determined to get out there and combat the forces of insanity. Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron are sending out their minions, and I think it's a good idea to scoop up as many copies of those as possible. Plus, it would be interesting to compare them to a real copy of <u>Origin of Species</u> to see where any edits have been made.<br />
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I'm going to take that day off from work if at all humanly possible and go up to either Emory or Georgia Tech and see if I can find out where they're going to be handing out copies. Anyone else interested in joining me? Growing up in Church...tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-07-24:1982180:Topic:1274172009-07-24T22:25:32.781ZSteven Koachhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/StevenKoach
So, who in this group grew up in church? Which denomination? Was it crowded and big, or small and cozy? Any snake handlers, lol?
So, who in this group grew up in church? Which denomination? Was it crowded and big, or small and cozy? Any snake handlers, lol?